📋 Tender Overview
"In 2024, over four billion people are expected to participate in elections worldwide, which will take place in various countries, exhibiting varying levels of democracy. One significant event is the upcoming vote for the European Parliament in the European Union (EU). While these elections are generally regarded as transparent, democratic, and fair, populist and non-democratic forces have gained influence in some EU countries.
Education plays a crucial role in promoting democracy, upholding the rule of law, protecting human rights, and ensuring equal opportunities. In this context, teachers are the key agents who can directly realize this potential in the classroom. Therefore, it is essential to ensure that European citizenship education and EU-specific teaching skills are ingrained in the competencies of teachers, as this is a necessary prerequisite for effectively promoting knowledge and European values among learners. Unfortunately, many teachers lack the necessary competence to fully comprehend and advocate for the EU in their classroom activities.
""EU goes School 2.0 (EGS-LAB 2.0)"" seeks to address this gap by not only educating teachers about the current challenges facing the EU but also introducing them to state-of-the-art resources and methodologies to improve their work. The project aims to provide teachers with a solid understanding of how to successfully teach the complexities of the EU and help students make impactful experiences at various skill levels, utilizing different environments and resources such as learning platforms, podcasts, tutorials, and in-person seminars. Building upon the previous achievements of the ""EU goes School (EGS-LAB)"" project, our initiative focuses on improving the methodological competencies of future teachers in teaching about the EU, with a specific emphasis on secondary schooling. The project also facilitates intercultural exchanges with excursions to important EU sites."
